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	"title": "Exploring Indian Food History: The Tradition and Culture of Goan Feni",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe India Center and the \u003Cstrong\u003EFulbright Association Mid\u002DFlorida Chapter\u003C/strong\u003E present a discussion with \u003Cstrong\u003EDevon Newhouse, Ph.D.\u003C/strong\u003E, exploring the global influences that have shaped Goan cuisine through the history of feni, the first distilled spirit in India to receive a Geographic Indicator (GI) designation. While feni originated from distillation techniques that predated the arrival of Europeans in India, the introduction of cashew by the Portuguese added a new ingredient with which Goans experimented. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis talk will discuss the methods of food studies that illuminate the global influences in Indian cuisine and the funding opportunities like Fulbright that make this research possible.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EModerated by \u003Cstrong\u003ETy Matejowsky, Ph.D.\u003C/strong\u003E, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, UCF\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERefreshments provided.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "Trevor Colbourn Hall 325: CHDR 325",
	"location_url": "https://www.ucf.edu/location/trevor\u002Dcolbourn\u002Dhall/#:~:text\u003DTrevor%20Colbourn%20Hall.%20Campus%20UCF%20Main%20Campus%20Abbreviation%20TCH.%20Location",
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	"registration_link": "https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6ujV0jjTawZeiJo",
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	"starts": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:00:00 -0400",
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	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["Cultural Food","The India Center","COS","history","Free Food"],
	"contact_name": "The India Center",
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	"contact_email": "indiacenter@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4197395/exploring-indian-food-history-the-tradition-and-culture-of-goan-feni/"
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